COVID-19 has driven an uptick in healthcare delivery approaches like telemedicine and point-of-care, home, and direct-to-consumer testing, a shift that some observers believe could continue to ...

Large scale deployment of rapid, low-cost, hand-held point of care testing devices for diagnosing infectious diseases is critical for improving global health. Recent advances in engineering and ...

Speed and precision are two of the most vital considerations when it comes to patient care in the high-stakes environment of the Emergency Department (ED). Thus, swift decision-making and accurate ...

This presentation will briefly cover point-of-care testing (POCT) from a historical standpoint. (What are we doing and why did we decide to do it this way?) This presentation will incorporate ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new 30-minute point-of-care (POC) test using self-collected vaginal swabs works as well as lab-based molecular diagnostic tests for detecting chlamydia and gonorrhea, new ...

The point-of-care (PoC) market continues to gain traction as it is expected to reach a market valuation of US$77.8 billion by 2028 and growing at a compound annual growth rate of 9.4 per cent. PoC ...

Point-of-care PCR testing for STIs in the ED reduced length of stay and improved antibiotic stewardship compared with central laboratory testing.

Recent advances in portable and automated molecular diagnostic systems will address the previously unmet need for decentralized, point-of-care nucleic acid testing. Rapid, accurate diagnostic systems ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. One of the most rapidly accelerating health trends today is direct-to-consumer lab testing, ...